Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Twins (5/11/2018)

[Kook]

Just bad pitching choices which gave up the lead. Angels hit the ball well tonight, just good defensive and luck on where the ball went. Hopefully they can fix their bullpen soon enough. 

[UndertheHalo]

The Angels stranded a shit load of runners also.  That’s also a factor here 

[TrumBomb]

Positive notes:

-another solid start from Skaggs 

-Kole with multi hit game

-Upton stays hot

-Maldonado with 3 hits (hitting over .500 in May) 

tough loss. Let’s get the next two and take another series!

[stormngt]

1 minute ago, wopphil said:

I am rarely critical of Scioscia, but this one is all on him. He deserves the blame for this. Shitty managing.

No argument.  His moves backfired and cost us.  In another thread I said all losses have contributing factors and can't blame one person for a loss.  However when they post yo the "goat/hero thread"  I am voting Sciosvia as the goat.

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, wopphil said:

I am rarely critical of Scioscia, but this one is all on him. He deserves the blame for this. Shitty managing.

Shhh...don't tell Strad.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

dude no one on this has ever called for any RP to go for a 6 out save...now you're exaggerating

 

Yes, plenty of times we have seen people call for this exact thing.  Maybe not you, but plenty of times we read, “why is he taking out this guy when he had such a smooth inning”

[Pablo]

Never understood the need to assign blame for stuff. If you lose 4 out of every 10 games, you win 97 on the season. Good stuff happens, bad stuff happens. They had a chance to win it in the end and just missed - if you can say that after every game, you're going to have a good year.

 

[Dick B Back]

[Stradling]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Shhh...don't tell Strad.

Shhh don’t be an asshole after a loss.

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Some of you guys act like this is such a disaster.  Blown saves are always brutal.  It is what it is.  

We’ll get em tomorrow. 

This team will not make the playoffs blowing games like this as often as they are.

[Docwaukee]

this team is going nowhere with this bullpen.  

the game is on MS for horrible decision making, but he was somewhat forced into trying a 6 out save because the pen is so bad.  

[Halos of Anaheim]

7 minutes ago, Throwman91 said:

This team's record is not indicative of it's talent.  the bullpen and SP are mediocre at best and pitching wins ballgames, period.  88 wins would be the best we could hope for.

Truth. We need two bullpen arms and at the very least a #2 pitcher that can actually go more then 5-6 innings.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

We're also now tied for second in the majors in blown saves. And I think the M's game only counts for one, not the actual three. 

It is becoming clear that we’ll need another good late inning arm.  Sooner then later.  Eppler seems to like striking early.  Maybe he’ll surprise us and make something happen quick here.  

[Kook]

3 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

Anderson...

that’s all I got

Don’t matter which name you pick, they’ve all faultered this season so far. Johnson, Middleton

[stormngt]

2 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

dude no one on this has ever called for any RP to go for a 6 out save...now you're exaggerating

 

How much baseball have you watched? I have seen a lot of games where a pitcher goes for a 6 out save.  Hell on this board I have read post arguing for a relief pitcher to a second inning.

 

[TroutField]

1 minute ago, UndertheHalo said:

It is becoming clear that we’ll need another good late inning arm.  Sooner then later.  Eppler seems to like striking early.  Maybe he’ll surprise us and make something happen quick here.  

Hopefully he is on the phone with Dayton Moore 

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Never understood the need to assign blame for stuff. If you lose 4 out of every 10 games, you win 97 on the season. Good stuff happens, bad stuff happens. They had a chance to win it in the end and just missed - if you can say that after every game, you're going to have a good year.

 

Because that is how message boards work.  If you post something positive you will get one or two likes, if you post something critical you will get a ton of likes.  Basically people like to be bitches.

[stormngt]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

This team will not make the playoffs blowing games like this as often as they are.

Oh god!

[UndertheHalo]

To me it seems like there’s not a ton of obvious inventory out there.  Maybe Brad Hand, who’s awesome obviously.  Will take a fortune to pull him down,  but that’s what we need. 

Duh.  Also Herrera. 

Edited May 12, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

this team is going nowhere with this bullpen.  

the game is on MS for horrible decision making, but he was somewhat forced into trying a 6 out save because the pen is so bad.  

He looked like he was in full desperation mode from the start of the 9th inning.

[Troll Daddy]

6 minutes ago, stormngt said:

I would agree that Scioscia moves in the 9th backfired.

[Kook]

3 minutes ago, Pablo said:

Never understood the need to assign blame for stuff. If you lose 4 out of every 10 games, you win 97 on the season. Good stuff happens, bad stuff happens. They had a chance to win it in the end and just missed - if you can say that after every game, you're going to have a good year.

 

Bad games where you’re losing most of the game is one thing. Doing good for 8 innings and blowing a 2 run lead to lose in the 9th is a stinger still and should be won.

[stormngt]

18 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

It wasn't a gutsy move. It was completely illogical and predictably did not work. You don't put the winning run on base in the 9th inning intentionally

So You say! I say gutsy move.  

[AngelsFaninGA]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

It is becoming clear that we’ll need another good late inning arm.  Sooner then later.  Eppler seems to like striking early.  Maybe he’ll surprise us and make something happen quick here.  

Relievers seem to go pretty cheap at the trade deadline/on waivers, like Nicasio last year. There are definitely solid middle relievers out there that won't cost us more than a prospect in the 20-30 range so no excuse not to fix the problem. 

[Docwaukee]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

He looked like he was in full desperation mode from the start of the 9th inning.

agreed.  seemed totally out of whack.  what a weird progression.   doesn't seem like he's got confidence in anyone.